If you are in a different location, use the options at the top of the page and select Explore.
2. The NearPod Library has pre-made presentations in their library. Some are paid but many are free. All items will be FREE for CMCSS educators in the premium package provided by CMCSS. For example, in the screenshot to the right, Common Sense Education has 4 FREE lessons on Digital Citizenship.
As with any online content, content must be evaluated to ensure rigorous standard alignment.
3. Looking for specific content, use the search box at the top of the page.
Search filters are available to narrow searches.
4. After searching, you will be presented with available options. Select desired presentation to preview.
5. After selecting desired presentation, information about the presentation is shown. Information shown includes:
Number of slides
Preview
Description
Number of students reached
Share
Add to My Library
6. Analyze the presentation to ensure standard alignment and rigorous content.
7. Love the presentation, select Add to My Library
8. After adding presentation to My Library, select Show in My Library (on the presentation) to view. Get back to add presentations to by clicking My Library from the choices at the top of the page.
9. If the presentation is not exactly what you need, hover over the presentation and select Edit.
10. The presentation will be opened to edit. Select Add Slide to add additional slides.
1. From the NearPod homepage, My Library, presentations can be quickly created by clicking "New."
2. Select Folder or Lesson.
3. Next, you will be taken to your presentation dashboard. To make your new NearPod presentation (NPP), click the "Add Slide" slide with the plus sign.
4. Select the desired option.
5. Add Content Options include:
Slide Editor
Slide
Nearpod 3D
Sway
Slideshow
Video
Audio
Field Trip
PDF viewer
Live Twitter Stream
6. Add Web Content is a premium feature.
7. Add Activity options include:
Open-ended questions
Polls,
Quizzes
Draw It
Fill in the Blanks
Memory Tests
Collaborate (similar to Padlet)
8. Existing PowerPoint, PDF or Google Slides can be uploaded to create an interactive, engaging NearPod presentation. Search your computer or Drag and Drop.
9. As soon as you open the selected file, it will begin to upload and you will see that NearPod is processing the file.
10. When it is done processing, you will see each of your slides. If you uploaded a PowerPoint, each slide in the PPT file will be its own NearPod slide.
To add an "Activity" such as drawing over, adding text, or highlighting to one uploaded slide, click on an individual slide and then click the
Convert to Draw It button. (top right)
11. The "Add" menu will appear, showing you the different interactive options that you can include in your NearPod presentation. Each of these options are explained below.
The above information mentions adding these interactive elements but did not go into details. Here is the information on what each of the interactive elements does.
1. Slide Editor: (in Beta)
Create a new slide from scratch. Add a title, text, video or image. Drag and drop or upload any file, .mov, .png or .jpg. Change the layout of the slide.
3. NearPod 3D: (in Beta)
Add 3D interactions to your presentations allowing students to manipulate and move objects to change perspective.
4.Sway: (NEW!)
Add pre-made or your Sways into your presentation. (REQUIRES OFFICE 365 ACCOUNT. Contact your Technology Integration for an account.)
5. Slideshow:
Add a slideshow of images. Search Google images or upload your images.
6. Videos:
Include videos in your presentation by search YouTube or uploading your videos.
7. Audio:
Upload audio files: .mp3, .wav or .ogg files
8. Field Trip:
Search and Select from a list of VR Field Trips available through Nearpod and powered by 360Cities. Add a VR Field trip to a Nearpod presentation.
9. PDF Viewer:
Drag and drop or choose a PDF to embed in a Nearpod presentation.
10. Live Twitter Stream:
Embed a link to a live Twitter stream. This feature does not currently work for students on our network.
1. Open-Ended Questions:
Ask students open-ended questions.
Notice the additional options to add images and math functions
2. Poll:
Create polls for students to participate in. Add images, math functions and additional options if desired.
3. Quiz:
Add quiz questions to check for understanding. Add images, math functions, answers and additional questions.
Don't forget to select the correct answer!
A quiz can be ONE question. (Usually done without adding a quiz title. If a teacher wants students to progress one question at a time with teacher controlling question advancement, this is the best option.)
A quiz can be a group of questions under one Quiz title.
(If a teacher wants questions to be linked together, this is the best option. It allows the teacher to control the advancement of the Nearpod until she starts the Quiz. Then students can complete the collection of questions within the quiz at their own pace. They cannot proceed to the next sections following completion of the quiz until the teacher advances the Nearpod presentation.)
4. Draw it:
Allows students to "draw" an answer with a picture or blank canvas. Students can solve a math problem, close read, analyze an image and many other options. Drag your own image or PDF for the students to use in their drawing.
5. Collaborate:
Create an interactive slide where students can all post comments/images on a message board. This looks very similar to Padlet.
6. Fill-In-The-Blank:
Type or paste text and then select the words to be removed from the text and added to a choice box. Students will then complete the interactive slide by placing the correct word from the word choice box into the appropriate blanks of the text.
7. Memory Test:
Add images from the computer or Bing to create an interactive Memory Test.
5. All added elements, content and activities, are added at the end of the presentations. To move these slides, drag and drop them into the desired location.
Use the toolbar to Add Slide, Delete Slide, Copy or Paste.
Don't forget to Save and Exit when finished editing a presentation.
Additional NearPod Pages
NearPod Home Page -- Getting Started with NearPod -- Creating with NearPod -- Finishing a NearPod Presentation -- Presenting with NearPod -- Data with NearPod -- NearPod How-to-Guides -- Nearpod Premium Features - NEW!
Table of Contents
Using the NearPod Library
If you are in a different location, use the options at the top of the page and select Explore.
As with any online content, content must be evaluated to ensure rigorous standard alignment.
Search filters are available to narrow searches.
Back to Top
Uploading a Presentation
To add an "Activity" such as drawing over, adding text, or highlighting to one uploaded slide, click on an individual slide and then click the
Convert to Draw It button. (top right)
How to Prepare a Nearpod Presentation Using PowerPoint
Back to Top
Creating a Presentation from Scratch
A. From the NearPod home screen, select Create.
B. If you are in My Library, you can click +New to create a blank presentation.
Back to Top
Adding Interactive Content
Create a new slide from scratch. Add a title, text, video or image. Drag and drop or upload any file, .mov, .png or .jpg. Change the layout of the slide.
Basic slide addition. Add title, text, image or audio.
Add 3D interactions to your presentations allowing students to manipulate and move objects to change perspective.
Add pre-made or your Sways into your presentation. (REQUIRES OFFICE 365 ACCOUNT. Contact your Technology Integration for an account.)
Add a slideshow of images. Search Google images or upload your images.
Include videos in your presentation by search YouTube or uploading your videos.
Upload audio files: .mp3, .wav or .ogg files
Search and Select from a list of VR Field Trips available through Nearpod and powered by 360Cities. Add a VR Field trip to a Nearpod presentation.
Drag and drop or choose a PDF to embed in a Nearpod presentation.
Embed a link to a live Twitter stream. This feature does not currently work for students on our network.
Back to Top
Adding Activities
Ask students open-ended questions.
Notice the additional options to add images and math functions
Create polls for students to participate in. Add images, math functions and additional options if desired.
Add quiz questions to check for understanding. Add images, math functions, answers and additional questions.
Don't forget to select the correct answer!
A quiz can be ONE question. (Usually done without adding a quiz title. If a teacher wants students to progress one question at a time with teacher controlling question advancement, this is the best option.)
A quiz can be a group of questions under one Quiz title.
(If a teacher wants questions to be linked together, this is the best option. It allows the teacher to control the advancement of the Nearpod until she starts the Quiz. Then students can complete the collection of questions within the quiz at their own pace. They cannot proceed to the next sections following completion of the quiz until the teacher advances the Nearpod presentation.)
Allows students to "draw" an answer with a picture or blank canvas. Students can solve a math problem, close read, analyze an image and many other options. Drag your own image or PDF for the students to use in their drawing.
Create an interactive slide where students can all post comments/images on a message board. This looks very similar to Padlet.
Type or paste text and then select the words to be removed from the text and added to a choice box. Students will then complete the interactive slide by placing the correct word from the word choice box into the appropriate blanks of the text.
Add images from the computer or Bing to create an interactive Memory Test.